Oil Fields Release Far More Methane Than Thought, Study Finds

Oil and gas producers in major oil fields across the United States may be emitting three times as much planet-warming methane gas as official estimates, according to new research published Wednesday, the latest study to suggest that emissions from the fossil fuel sector may be grossly undercounted.In some parts of New Mexico, more than 9 percent of the natural gas produced was escaping into the atmosphere,…